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C3J ffo m gtoriim.. ASTORIA, OREGON: WEDNESDAY SEPTEMiiEKS. lSZi ISSUED EVERY MORNING. (Monday excepted) J. F. HALL.ORAN & COMPANY, runLisnKits and ritoruiirroKs, ABTORIAN BDILDING. - - CASS hTREET Ttrms of Subucrlptlon. Sorved by Carrier, per week l5cts. l "7 Ma'1. Per month COcts. one year . .$7.00 Free of postage to subscribers. H"Advertisenicnt3 inserted by the year at the rate or $2 per square per mouth. Tran sient advertising fiXty cents per square, each insertion. Notice To Advertisers. The Astoria guarantees to its ad vertisers the largest circulation of anv newspaper published on the Columbia river. Astoria and Vicinity. ASTORIA A"I YlCIMTr. The State is due from San Francisco this morning. The county court will meet and audit bills to-day. The Belle of Oregon finished yesterday with 33,730 cases salmon. Duck and trout are in the market, both of rare quality and flavor. Reserved seats for the "Mascotte" per formance at the New York Novelty store. A smart boy can find a good position with Mr. Hamilton at the W. U. tele graph office. Hon. M. C. George will speak on the political issues of the day in this city on the nth mst. Otto Lindroos, at the Weston hotel, will attend to grading, draining, and such work. See adv. A man named liawkiin. said to be in sane, was brought to the court house for examination yesterday. The Fleetwood leaves for Portland at G this morning. No trouble about get ting a good square meal aboard the Fleet wood. Mrs. Geo. , known here as ''Amy Vinton," died in San Francisco last Mon day, from injuries sustained here about three months ago. Tho Fleetwood arrived down at half past one yesterday. It is a pity that that fast boat hasn't the contract for carrying the mail. Grath tinplato is reported in San Fran cisco as for sale at $3.50 and .$3.75 per box. Alaska salmon sales are reported at $5.50 per barrel. There will be an introductory recsp tion tendered Rev. E. W. Garner and family at the residence of Mrs. E. C. Holden, this evening at 8:30. J. C.Ross has the Astoria agency for the "Guide." He secured thirty-five sub scriptions yesterday and has a few vacant places yet in which names can bo writ ten. It is now thought that the Olympian will be withdrawn from the Sound route and put alongside the Alaskan at Fort land. Other rumors say sho will go on the Southern California route. It. A. Loomis is about to start east with a view of buying railroad iron for tho Sroposed railroad from Baker's bay to rray's Harbor. It is thought that about 600 tons will be needed for that part of the work. The insurance agents who have bo3n adjusting the claims occasioned by the recent fire at Mrs. Zimmerman's, have allowed damages to the building to the amount of $173: to the stock $36.01. Total, $209.01. The S. G. Reed came down light waist ed all around yesterday afternoon. It is an ill wind that blows nobody good, and the mail steamers have made unusually good time since tho strike. Passengers report no grub aboard, and no deck hands to hanble freight. " Among other items of tho Starbucks cargo may bo mentioned wool, which will be taken to New York at one cent a pound, which with insurance will just about amount to storage for the winter, the wool arriving in New York in time for the spring demand. Sometime ago the O. R. & N. Co. sent O.Leinenwebera pass over any or all of its lines from San Francisco to St. Paul. Mr. Leinenweber promptly sent it back. He presumably intends to represent tho peo ple and not the bribe makers in Salem next winter. His example is an excellent one for others to folio x. A merry party of 75 or 80 assembled at Hanthorn's cannery at upper Astoria last evening, the occasion being a social given by Livingstone lodge L O. G. T. Everyone present enjoyed the music, the singing, recitations, etc., and the ice cream was pronounced particularly fine. This is the first of a series of entertain ments that this young and flourishing organization propose to give, and last evening's success warrants the prediction that their efforts will meet with popular approval. A GOOD IDEA. Some of the ladies are talking of or ganizing a coffee club as an adjunct to the fire department. It is a splendid idea and one that every citizen of Astoria will be glad to help make a success. It is something that haB been found to work admirably in other places and the won der is that it hasn't been established in Astoria before now. The project is to have a centrally located room in charge of a committee of ladies where firemen during the time a fire is in progress or after can go to get a cup of coffee. Since the above was written it is learned that Mrs. Worsley has secured the co operation of several other ladies, who have expressed their willingness to or ganize a society and proceed to put the idea into practical execution. Some funds will be required at the outset,which will doubtless be forthcoming, and the probability is that the club will be short ly in active operation. Mavor Hume will give 25 feet front on Olney street below bquemoqua, rent free, should the society Wian to duiiu lutsre, or it may oo mat some other equally eligible site may be secured on which a building already stands. A Fresh Contributor. Spartansburg, N. C, has a contributor to the local press. He says: "These moneyed powers must be checkmated and curbed, or else the fiery horse of in dividual splendor will disarm tho weary charger and mount triumphantly the hilltops of oppressing and feudal cen tralization, while we can but stand in the valley below and pray God to abate the coming storm, and, holding to the delusive phantom of vain hope, resort to capricious change to hold back the re sistless avalanche of damnable and head long discrimination." Foreign Salmon Shipments for S4. 6EPTEMRER. 2. Belle of Oregon. Geo. T. Myers, 1.000: Coleman. 2.000: Union, 1,000: Pfc Adams, 450; West Coast, 1.000; I. X. L, 1,000 ; Columbia, 4.000. Total, 33,730. Grand Raffle. A fine piano worth SSOOto be raffled for at P. Blankholm's. One hundred and twenty-five chances at S3 a chance. a prize for someone. Three dollars may win you a piano equal in style and tune to way in the state. 3.000: C. Timmins, 2,oou; juaaoiict b uo. 7.500 ; J. W. & V. Cook, 2,000 ; Jos. Hume, i.70: Fisherman's. 4.500: S. Elmore, THE OREGON" MONOPOLY. A circular issued by tho managers of tho Northern Pacific railway on the 2Gth insL, announces that wheat will be car ried from all points on its line in Wash ington territory to Duluth, or Minneapo lis or St. Paul, at 8 per ton. This is tho rate at present charged from the same points in Washington territory to ship ping at Portland or Puget Sound. The difference in distance by rail i3 over2,0G0 mile?. Tho rate established for wheat going west is nearly four cen's per ton psr mile, while it is less than one-half a cent per ton per mile on wheat going eastward to the lake ports. The cost of shipment eastward to Liverpool will be $15.G0 per ton, while the co3t by way of Puget Sound and Portland and Cape Horn will be 3.40 psr ton more. There can be but one object in this enormous discrimation against the Pacihc ports, and that is to destroy the wheat trade bv way of Cape Horn and drive away ail ships on the Pacific from that trade. The present shipping rate3 from Portland to Liverpool aro about $12.59 per ton. That is not a profitable business, but to successfully compete with tho railway rates to eastern ports just published, tho charters from Portland to Liverpool must ba reduced to $3.10 at the highest, and that will b fitul io the Cape Horn trade. The fivat trunk lines from Chicago and St. Lotus t j Atlantic ports charge lowest rates on wheat about 15 cents pr bushel. Tho rate established by the Northern Pacific for double the distance is about 21 cents per bushel, or about 25 psr cut less than the eastern trunk lines charge at their lowest, and Yanderbilt is authority for the statemsnt that the trunk lines lose money carrying at 15 cents a bushel from Chicago and St. Louis to New York, Philadelphia, or Baltimore. As their facilities for carrying ure much batter than those of the Northern Pacinc, it is certain that the latter csuuot carry wheat 2-JOJ miles at 12 c?m . a bushel without loss, and it i quite as certain that the company exp?cts to lua'ie up for thes3 present losses at that future time when, according to thoir anticipitions, the Capa Horn route will have been abandoned and tho railways of Califor nia and Oregon will have a monopoly of tho wheat transportation of this coast. The blow is as deadly to Portland and the shipping ports on Puget sound as tho ono aimed by tho Southern Pacific at San Francisco on the completion of that road, which will probably be renewed as soon as the Southern and Central Pacific shall again get upon an aggressive foot ing. S. F. Chronicle, Aug. 'Js. On a Strike. The O. R. & N. Company cat down tho wages of all its employes yesterda3', and the result was that all the deck hands, cooks and waiters left the boats of tho company. Last evening n meeting was held in a garden on First street, near Hall, which was attended by over 103 men who are affected, including those who work on shore. A compact was drawn up to be signed by all employes, agreeing not to return to work until tho company recedes from its cut. Another meoting will bo held to-night at the same place to perfect an organized strike. Some of tho river boats went out yester day with only a captain, engineer and fireman on board. The steamboat hands are not disposed to do any unlawful act and the groups into which they gathered during the day, were very orderly and quiet. There is no telling how long they will hold out. There are quite a number of men out of employment who will readily take vacant places unless induced to join the strikers. "With a few excep tions the other employes have quietly acquiesced in the reduction, and will take chances on a return of cood busi ness. Yesterday's Standard. If Life is Precious, 'eicr Snjr: "When offering a friend a cigar, whether good or bad: 'I have a grudge against you." After murdering a song at a party: "I am not in good voice to-night." When beginning a stery: '! suppose you have all heard this; it is a good one, though, if I could only tell it well." After drinking freely and walking very zigzag: "My stomach is always affected first." "Whenever anything unexpected hap pens: "I knew it couldn't be other wise." "When going home from the beach. "Let's sing 'Home Again.' " There was a young girl in Mattoon "Who put on her Hubbard at noon; Sho jumped from the top Of the house with a flop, And tho folks thought sho was a balloon. Williams)ort Breid:fast Table. Kolice. Dinner at" JEFF'S" CHOP HOUSE everyday from 4X)to8 o'clock. The best 25-cent meal in tewn: soup, fish, seven kinds of meats, vegetables, pie, pudding, etc. Tea or coffee included. All who have tried him say .Jeff is the "ROSS." WIS AT! Do Yon Think that "Jell" .of The Chop House Gives you a meal for nothing, and a glass of something to drink? "Not much !" hut lie gives a better meal and more of it than any place in town for 25 cents. He buys by the wholesale and pays cash. "That settles it." Roscoe Dixon's new eating house is now open. Everything has been fit ted up in first-class style, and hi-, well known reputation as a caterer assures all who like good things to eat. that at his place they ran be accommodated. Gray sells Sackett Uros.' Al sawed cedar shingles. A full M guaranteed in each bunch. The very best Ice Cream on this coast, at Frank Fabre's, on Cass street, two doors back of Bank. Sleepless Xlghts made miserable by that terrible cough. Shilolfs Cure is the remedy for you. Sold by V. E. De ment & Co. Croup, Whooping Cough and 15ron chilis immediately relieved by ShilohV Cm . Sold by V. E. Demont. Buy your Lime of Gray at Portland prices. For a nice, juc.y steak cooked on the broiler, go to Frank Fabre. All the patent medicines advertised in this paper, together with the choicest Ecrtumery, and toilet articles, etc. can e bought at the lowest prices, at .J. W. Conn's drug store, opposite OcMden hctel, Astoria. Just received a new lot of Parao!s, at the Empire Store. For lame Back, Side or Chest use Shiloh's Porous Plaster, Price 25 cents. For sale by W. E. Dement. For Dinnerparties to order, at short notice, go to Frank Fabre's. Don't pay 50 cenltfi&sewherc when vou can get the best "dinner in town at JEFF'S for 25 cents. The latest patterns and styled of Ginghams and Calicoes, at the Empire Store. Ladies' goods hoop skirts invisible hair nets, etc., just opened at the Em pire Store. STATE ASD TERRITORIAL 5EWS. Multnomah county's taxable property amounts in value to $19,605,905. From Portland to Seattle and back tho round fare is $9; from Seattle to Port land and back the round fare is $1C. Freiehtfrom Pittsburc Pa., to Port land, Oregon, is $L per hundred; from Portland to Spokane Falls it is $LC5 or $2.05 from Pittsburg to Spokane Falls. The Washington Republican Terri torial convention meets at Seattle to morrow. Bradshaw, Hoyt and Brents are spoken of as probable candidates for congressional delegate. The state convention of tho Ancient Order of Hibernians was held in The Dalles on Saturday. The following were elected officers for tho ensuing two years: M.J. GJeason, state delegate; Malt. Casey, state treasurer. The next meet ing will be held in ISSGat Astoria. The Brig Lcrf Stecens. 533 tons, loads lumber from Puget sound to Sydney for 47 shillings 6 pence, and the barkentine Katie Flicldnger, 449 tons, loads lumber from Puffet sonnd to Melbourne, at 45 shillings. The barkentine liYtMv will take a cargo from ono or tho sound uiius to Honolulu. When Buffalo Horn's band of Ban-i nock Indians went on the warp-ithand opened the campaign of 7 one hi the first men they shot was Louis KtnFler of j Camas prairie. Idaho. Their bullet went tbr.mrh 1ii lionil. r.m? thuUfil iefl for I dead, he recovered. But he was spired J from a violent death of ravage warfare I only to meet it horrible usata m tiie pur suit; of peace. List Tuesday he w.is hauling poles from the mountains, when his wagon capsized, catching him under it. It ii, hard to reaiizo bow much misery he endured before death came, as he was not found for five day;i. His team con sisted of a horse and a mule. The horse laid under the tongue dead, while the mulo still stood in tho harness almost dead. It is hard for a man to figure oat what fate has in store for him. Hoes capes in timo of war only to die in time of peace. Hcppncr Gazelle. TMKLAKGKSTSVH.IXfiSi;il,IXT5i:W0t:Ll. Messrs. Wm. Hamilton i Co. launched from their ship-building yard at Port Glasgow on Tuesday, August 5th, a handsomely-modeled iron four-masted full rigged sailing ship of the following di di menseons: Length over all, 310 f tjbreadth, 49 ft; depth of hold. 23 ft 8 in; register tonnage, 3173. This magnificent vessel has been built to tho higest class at Lloyd's under special survey, and is in many respects considerably in excess of Lloyd's requirements, having main and 'tween decks of iron fully laid fore and aft. Her principal masts and j-ards ere made of steel. The ship has r. monkey forecastle and an iron house aft, cover ing the steering apparatus end wheel. She has four large cargo hatchways, be sides ventilating hatches, and is 'fitted throughout in first-class stylo with all the latest improvements for rapidity and economy in loading and discharging and tho" general working of the ship, including a patent direct steam wind lass with powerful engine attached, a steam winch at main hatchway, and powerful hand winches at each of tho other hatches. Sho is square rigged on all four masts, has a fullfEast Indian out fit, and is fitted with all tho requirements of the Board of Trade. The ship was launched without ballast, with all her masts from lower to royal f sily set up. The launching ceremony was gracefully performed by Miss Jennie Hamilton, and was named tho Palgrave by Miss B. Hamilton, both daughters of the build ers. Tho vessel, which is tho largest in tho world, after her launch, was towed into the harbor to complolo her fitting out, and will afterwards ba towed in ballast to Liverpool, where she will load 4,700 tons for Calcutta. The ship is owned by tho builders, and will bo un der the command of Captain Hugh Thomas, of Carnavon, who is well known in tho Californiau and East Indian trades. Liverpool Journal of Commerce, Aug. 7 lit. Too Inquisitive. "What was cats made for, mother?" asked a little boy who had beeuscratched by a household tabby. "Cats mndo for? Well, I suppose to kill mice." "Who made em?" "God made them.' "What was mice mado for?" "What was mice mado for? For soma purpose, I suppose. For cats to catch, perhaps." ,rDid God make tho mice, too?"' "Ho did. He made all things." "Well, if cats is made for catchin' mice, God wouldn't need to make cats if he hadn't made any mice, would he?" "No, I suppose not." "What made him make "em for, then?" "Make what?" "Tho mice." "Child, it's timo foryoa to go to school. Hurry, or you'll be late." Pleasant Berenice. The water of tho Willamette is de lightfully pure, and such fine, thick, dis gusting stuff the people are compelled to drink. As an indication of the flavoring extracts with which it is filled, we will state that n dead horse has been added to the floating objects of filth, and while the sun shines, and crows and buzzards feast, delicious bits of flesh are strewn over tho water which is mixed in with the flood and pumned into the great stagnant pools oalled resorvoirs where it taints and poisons tho whold, prepara atory to being drank by patrons of tho Portland Water Company. It is very consoling, when drinking the thick, slimy stuff, to know that it is flavored with the dead carcasses of various kinds of animals which float about on the sar- -face of the great valley sewer. Por- tana uurontcie. Stop That Cough By going to .I.E. Thomas's and getting a bottle of Leroy's Cough Balsam. It wilt, cuke you. 'JEM?" At enormous expense has secured the services of Professor Elms, one of the best white cooks in the state; and Jeff propo.ses to excel any of his former efforts in the culinary art. Italian dish es a specialty. For a Seat Fitting Boot Dr Shoe, go to P. J. Goodmans, on Che namus street, next door to I. W. Case. All goods of the best make and guaran teed qualil3". A full stock; new goods constantly arriving. Custom work. Jb'reHii Eastern cml Shoalivnter Bay Oysters Constantly on hand, cooked to any style at Frank Fabre's. Are. you made miserable by Indi gestion, Constipation, Dizziness, Loss of appetite, Yellow Skin ? Shiloh's Vital Izer is a positive cure. For sale by W. 5. Dement. A full line of Ladies' Lace Mitts of all descriptions, to be found at the Empire Store. The Rev. Geo. H.Thayer. of Bour bon, Ind., says: "Both myself and wife owe our lives toSnu.on's Consumption Cure." Sold by W. E. Demont. "Hackmctack." a lasting and fra- grant perfume. Price 25 and 50 cents, old by W.E. Dement. For a good bath, pleasant shave, or shampoo, go to the City Baths, corner Squomoqna and Olney streets. Joe. G. Charters, Prop. AX AMATEUR CHEJIIST. Bill Nye gives in theLouisville Courier Journal the following incidents in the career of a journalist who somo yeara ago was an ornament of tho San Fran cisco press: I often think how many scientists and experimental chemists and coroners are swallowed up by jcnrrihliatu, and how thankful the public ought to bo that they are in a field where they cannot get at the lives of the people. Wo often find fault with fate, but certainly it is wisdom that takes a man out of the drug ctoro some times and puts him in the sanctum. W. L. Yisschcr, who has done jour nalistic work on many papers, and work, too, that would have made his reputation world-wide if he hadn't been so infernal ly anonymous about it, was once a drug clerk in Kentucky. If you watch closely you will see that the man who is intended as n newspaper athlete will go through the gamut of trades and professions, but will surely get into journalism first or lust. And it isn't buch n calamity to be fall a young man, either, as it used to be. Of course, 1 m;an if he is a good square newspaper man not tho scallawag kind or thtj kindergarten humorist; but a real, working, advancing, sure-enough news paper man, with a iove for his work and a desire to improve. Weil. Yisscher used to invent thiniM when ho was in tho drug business. He showed a good deal of ingenuity in that way. Ho invented a kind of rat-poison onco that worked well, but the ingredients were too expensive to make tho patent a valuable one. He lulled nine rats with his solution, but it cost hira S&0 to do it. This, you see, was fatal, not only to the rats but to the poison itself. Jesse Clawser was a resident of the vil lage in which isscher was actm as Nemesis pro tern, and general soda foun tain superintendent. Jesse was a dead shot when he got after the Kentuckv squirrel, and life ought to have been ono long, happy squirrel hunt for him. But he was not entirely happy. Ho had red whiskers. He did not care for his angry hair, bat his inflamed beard annoyed him very much. He went to Yisscher, regard ing him as a sort of alchemist who could do almost anything with his mysterious jars and peculiar smelling herbs. He asked Yisscher to color his beard for him, and offered, in consideration therefor, to bring him a mess of squirrels. Tho price was satisfactory, and the young chemist proceeded to make Mr. Ciawsers beard as black as a raven wing, with lunar cau tic. Every little while he would make a mistake aud hit tho skin, and Mr. Claw ser would jump out of his chair with great uneasiness. Wherever tho caustic struck Jesse's epidermis it would leave a black spot that would wish off about as easily as a birth-mark. Well, Mr. Clawser walked out of the back room of that drug sloro with a beard as black as an Egyptian tom-cat, and hair as red as a sunset of a summer's day in my own Italian homo so far, far away. At first no one knew him. Ho had to introduce himself. Then people got bet ter acquainted with him; and the people of northern Kentucky who were not too busy dropped their other duties and fol lowed him around wherever ho went. This at last pained and anuoyed him. He got through ten days, aud then ho stole into the store after hours ono night and asked Visscher to nhavo him. The great amateur chemist offered to do so for another mess of squirrels. He didn't do it very well, but ho made out to segregate Mr. Clawser from his glorious beard. There it lay on tho floor, like the end of a cow's tail soaked in logwood a dead, unnatural, horrible, somber pile of stiff and diabolical hair. Mr. Clawser heaved n sigh of relief, and went to the mirror. Ho there saw a young man with white eyes and cream colored eyebrows. The lashes were ecru, and the freckles were liko large flecks of bronze. The hair hung about the foro head like an incendiary lire beyond con trol. To add to tho general horror of the holocaust, his face was spotted all over with lunar caustic. Mr. Clawser looked like the map of a burnt district. He looked like the tattoed man at the circus. He reminded people of a red-headed pen wiper. He went around through the forests' frightening little children into St. Vitus' dance, for three days, and living on huckleberries and bluegrass. He then took another mess of squirrels to Yiss cher, and asked him if thcro wasn't somo way known to science by which theso marks could bo removed. Visscher filed the squirrels, and said ho thought pos sibly it could be done, He then applied a little cyanide of potassium, and re moved the spots; ho also removed the skin hero and there, and turned Mr. Clawser loose upon tho community onco more. He fled to the mountains, and lived the life of a reclnso until he heard accidentally that Visscher had left tho drug trade and gouo into journalism. Then he came back to home and friends ones more, but ho will not look at a newspaper, and is regarded everywhere as the foe of tho pres3. He is afraid he will run against one of Yisscher's editor ials somewhere. Tunneling a Volcano. Some enterprising Yankees have bought a volcano in Mexico, and are running a tunnel into it about half way up the crater, through which they expect to draw off an immense quantity of sulphur. Volcanoes in the human system take the form of pimples, boils aud carbuncles. They proceed from weak and impure blood which Brown's Iron Bitters strength ens and purifies. Mr, Shank, of Pe tersburg. Va., says, "It caused the eruptions on his skin to entirely dis appear." IJo-ton Uakvd lleans and Brown Hread every Sunday at Jeffs from 5 a.m. to 2 i M. Nhilolfs Viuilizor is what you need for Constipation, Loss of Appetite, Diz ziiH'&j and all symptoms of Dyspepsia. Price io and 75 cents per bottle. Sold by W. E. Dement J, Practical Plumbing in All Its Branches. Steam and Gas Fixtures, A Complete Stock of First-class Material. All Worlc Guaranteed. Oillce and Shop In Hume's hulldinp, rea ot "Wheeler & Itobb's, Astoria. Oregou. Notice of Application. ftTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE i-t undersigned will, at the next regular inectiu? of the Common Council or the city or Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon, applv to saul Council for a license to sell wine, malt and spirituous liquors In less quanti ties than one quart, for the period or one year.f rom the lirst day of October, I8Sl.in the hulldlne situated on Lot No. 7. Block No. M, aud fronting on Cheuamus street In the cay or Astoria. Clatsop Countv. Oregon, as laid out and recorded by John McClure. Wat. BOCK. House To Let. FIVE ROOMS ; NEW ; GOOD LOCAL lty. Inquire at E. C. HOLDEN'S. PAINTING AND PAPER HANGING AT TJIE OLD STAND. FRED. KROSEL. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Wilson & Fisher Ship Chandlers, HEAVY AND SHELF HARDWARE Paints, Oils, and Varnish, LOGGERS' SUPPLIES. PROVISIONS AND MILL FEED AGENTS FOB. Oapital Plour and FAIRB&KKS' SCALES. 'i:ri;.v Sometliiiiff You Want L THK C6SPERS0H ELECTRIC LAMP. OF COSTS 0?iE-HALFACENTANH0UR NO DIMNESS, NO SMOKE, NO BREAKING CHIMNEYS. One Lamp Will Last a Lifetime. We guarantee all we say and court in vestigation. Tins Lamp Is f ASt superseding all old stvle oil lamps and neods but a trial to prove "Its merits. F.K SALE IN ASTORTA, ONLY BY CARNAHAN & CO.. Agts. Wood Yard. Another Reduction to Suit Hard Times. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE THE ASTO riaWood Yard. Gray's Dock, foot of Benton street, will sell wood at the follow ing prices and deliver wherever the streets aro planked, bptween Trulllnger's Mill and O'Brien's Hotel, back to Astor street : Green Alder, 2-cut $4 23 per cord, long S3 50 Dry do do 4 CO do do 3 73 GrnHemlo'k do 4 25 do do 3 CO Dry do do 4 50 do do 3 75 Green Fir do 4 so do do 3 75 Dry Fir do 4 75 do do 4 00 Extra Maple and S. limbs do 5 50 do do 5 CO Vine Maple aud S. limbs do 5 23 do do 4 75 Wood of All Kinds By the Scow load at REDUCED BATES. J. II. D. GAY' Astoria. June 1st, ISSt. Carnahan & Co. SUCCESSORS TO I. W. CASE, KIPOKTKltS AND W'HOLESALR AND i'KTATL DH.ALERS TN GHJBRAL MERCHANDISE 'orner Cheuamus and Cass streets. ASTOKIA - - - OREGON $67,000,000 Capital ! Liverpool and London and Globe. North British and Mercantile Of London and Edinburgh. Old Connecticut of Hartford, AND COMMERCIAL OF CALIFORNIA Fire Insurance Companies, Representing a Capital of $67,000 OOO. B. VAN DUSEN. Aeont. Of either sex admitted to tho PORTLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE On any weok-dav of tho voar. Tho College Journal, containing in formation of the course of study, rates of tuition, board, examination, etc., aud cuts of plain and ornamental penman ship, free. Address, A. P. ARMSTRONG, Lock Box 104. Portland, Or. tssrln icritlng, please mention thlt paper. Furnished Rooms to Let, mi ou without board. Fnqulre of .Mrs E. 0. HOLDEN. Astoria Cooperage. BARRELS AHD HALF-BARRELS All Kinds of Cooperage Done. csrLeavc orders with JOnN ROGERS, Superintendent, at Central Market. Stockholders' Meeting. THE ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS' MEET inz of the Point Adams Packing Co. will take place at their ofllec In upper As toria on Moudav, September 8th, l&M, at 2 y. m. All stockholders are requested to be iiresont or represented by proxy. 1 W. 11. WOOD. President. Astoria, August 2Sth, IS84. For Sale. ONE nOUSE AND LOT IN ALDER - brook. For particulars inquire of Thv THOMES&KNOWLES. NOTICE. THE S. S. "C00S BAY" 500 Tons register, new, fast sailing Classed X 1. Is now loading in SAN FRANCISCO for PORTLAND, And will sail on, or about Ansnst 20 from Sob Francisco, and. about August 30f rsBftFartlaBd. teuching: at Goes Bay. Favorable rates of freight and passage will be obtained from the owners. THE COA.-T AND RIVER STEAMSHIP CO., San Francisco, or the agents. WATSON. WRIGHTS CO.. 10, North Front street, Portland. aa-Accommodatfons for 30 passengers. A W. BERRY, Agent at Astoria. dJ) It ii nn ft nr n i Ui III uU U C fl i -HIT 1 1 mmmmwmmm 3 llllPl: I ill IIP fUrallH THE Leading Dry Goods OF ASTQIA. Silks ! wlllCi g We are now showing the largest and choicest assort ment of BLACK and COLORED SILKS ever shown in Astoria at REMARKABLY LOW FIGURES. Ladies in need of such goods and want to get the genuine article would do well to give us a call. Bonnef s famous Black Silks in all numbers. Rich Brocaded Silks, Rhadames, Moires and Get Colored Gros Grain Silks. Latest Shades. Pancy Brocaded Silks, New Designs. Evening. Silks, in all the latest tints. Summer Silks in checks and stripes. Pythian Building, - ASTORIA Best BREAD in tho City. Best CANDIES. Best CAKES and PASTRY. Best ICE CREAK. Finest Ornamental Work to Order. ED. JACKSON. G. A. STINSON & CO.. BLACKSM1THING, At Capt. Rogers old stand, corner of Cas and Court Streets. Ship aud Caunery work. Horseshoelnp. Wagons made and repaired. Good work guaranteed. H. D. NEWBURY. I. STEVKXS. Newton & Slew CITY BOOK STOIti:, Have just received a mammoth stock ot Books. The young and old, rich aud poor can all be accommodated. AGENTS FOR THE Kranich Jk Bach and 31andhfeldt & Xotnl Pianos and Western Cottage Organs, Orders for all kinds of Music orlnstru- ments will be promptly filled. JBJkVSSf D.A. Has opened the Largest and Most Complete Stock of Soft and Stiff Hats in all the Latest Shades and Stan dard Styles of the Best Manufacturers, FinestGoods.Low A NEW LINE OF Gents' Furnishing Goods, Fine Underwear, Hosiery, Neck Wear, Etc., Etc. Clothing at Reduced Prices To Make room for Fall Stock which will arrive from the East in a Few Weeks. D. A, MCINTOSH, The Leading Clothier, Hatter and Gent Furnisher- and Clothing House Silks ! Astoria. Oregon. ASTORIA LIQUOR STORE, AUG. DANIELSON, Troprletor. Kcbniltuiuf Refitted 'A'hroushout The Rest of WIXKS.IilQITOKst, AND CIGARS, For a Good Cigar, call for one of "Dantelson's Best." Corner "West Oth and Water Streets, Astoria. n9-6m J. H. D. GRAY, Wnolcsale and retail dealer in. GROCERIES, FLOUR, AND FEED Hay. Oats. Straw, Wood, Etc. LIME, SAND AND CEMENT. General Storage and Wharfage on reason able terms. Foot of Benton street, Astoria, Oregon. THE BEST IS TIIE Royal Brand Flour Manufactured by tho OREGON MILLING COMPANY I? of Superior Quality, and Is Endorsed by all who use it. THE HOUSEKEEPER'S FAVORITE Of Superior Rising Quality. Guaranteed to Give Satisfaction. WYATT & THOMPSON Sole AKc,ltf or Astoria. WEATmi est Prices